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The Ultimate Incentive proposed! Time for an ultimate challenge...

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  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
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    bails wrote: »
    Strange, I don't consider myself that well travelled; still loads of places on my list :D

    Hi everyone!

    OH 'banned' me from using the computer yesterday :D Of course the WI lady wasn't around so no official WI from me, although I did only weigh on Sunday anyway (had lost a kilo then).

    Dinah, this may well be old news but I wondered if matched betting was something for your challenge? And I know you do the scratchcards - I find Paper, Scissor, Stone bumps up my totals ;)

    Off to catch up with everyone!

    Yae for the WL and STS, all great news! :T Pants about the house viewing Dinah, how annoying! :rolleyes: Congratulations about the house Lara, v exciting! :j I'm intrigued by the evil Quidco plan too Poolie?...

    *interrupts self to squeal* YAE, I just won a fiver on the scratchies, so £6.20 today with a bonus, yippee! That's a lot of money out here :j Will be putting it in the Wedding Dress Fund though ;)

    Good luck Littlebit, hope you aren't kept waiting! LOl at you being SOTW next week!

    Happy birthday Wendz, gald you had a great day!

    Right, OH is back so I'm off again....up to my neck in job application at mo; can't WAIT to get that first pay cheque too! :T
    Good luck with your list Dinah!

    You're definitely more well travelled than most!

    whats rock paper scissors?

    I don't do matched betting as I just can't get my head around it. Which is a shame as people seem to do really really well from it.

    Grats on the fiver!
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  • poddle911
    poddle911 Posts: 1,406 Forumite
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    Yay on the £5 win Bails! I got a fiver on the free scratchies today too!

    I've really slowed down on the moneymaking since I started my new job, so I've got to fling myself back into it. I think I'll set myself a challenge for November - maybe I'll only buy Christmas pressies out of extra cash? That way I'll look like a right scrooge come Christmas if I'm slack! Any ideas?

    I've just put an M&S jumper dress on ebay as I couldn't return it for price I paid as it was 2 days too late (pesky new 35 day refund policy!) and they wouldn't budge. Luckily it's already got a bid that's higher than M&S would credit me and there are already 8 watchers, so fingers crossed I'll get the money back :)

    How's your list going today Dinah?
    LBM Sep 2008 debt: £27,927.04
    start weight: 140.2, week 2: 138
  • poddle911 wrote: »
    Yay on the £5 win Bails! I got a fiver on the free scratchies today too!

    I've really slowed down on the moneymaking since I started my new job, so I've got to fling myself back into it. I think I'll set myself a challenge for November - maybe I'll only buy Christmas pressies out of extra cash? That way I'll look like a right scrooge come Christmas if I'm slack! Any ideas?

    I've just put an M&S jumper dress on ebay as I couldn't return it for price I paid as it was 2 days too late (pesky new 35 day refund policy!) and they wouldn't budge. Luckily it's already got a bid that's higher than M&S would credit me and there are already 8 watchers, so fingers crossed I'll get the money back :)

    How's your list going today Dinah?

    That's some list Dinah!

    Well done on the Ebay dress Poddle :)

    So far today I have put on a wash :)

    I need to apply for an ISA for myself (did OH's yesterday) & need to meet OH when he is finished work so we can buy him some tee shirts for Australia next week. He has expensive tastes regarding clothes but only shops about twice a year so I think it justifies it. I also need to check out our mortgage balance and see if we can reduce the term (if it is allowed). That should keep me going!
    Total (Aug 19):€58,567 Now:€26,947
    DFD:Nov 22/June 22
    Mortgage: €199,712
    MFD: March 2042/July 2034
  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
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    Oooh thats good about the dress Poddle. I think your challenge sounds good too. How much would that be you would roughly be aiming for then?

    10p onepoll so far, and am nearly finished my first Dooyoo. Have put a LOT of effort into this one, so secretly hoping for a crown (then again I put a lot of effort into my 4000 word world of warcraft one and no crown on that!). I've become really generous with my recomendations for crowns lately, hoping crown karma will come back to me.
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  • wendz86
    wendz86 Posts: 7,171 Forumite
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    Hope you get a crown on your Dooyoo, my crowns have been on ramdom ones that I didn't necessarily try more with, is a bit annoying!
  • poddle911
    poddle911 Posts: 1,406 Forumite
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    Hm, I haven't made a list or budget for pressies yet, but I'm thinking about £250. Will do some sums tonight!

    OH and I are planning to jointly buy a camera for each other for Christmas, but I've already got a little put away for that and OH says he'll match whatever I put in :)

    Good luck with the crown karma! I'm planning on doing a big dooyoo catch up this weekend (as I can't at work) so I'll rate everyone fiendishly then! It's nice to think that you're helping people become DF or save for weddings and holidays with each click - even if it's only 0.000000001% of their targets!*

    How's onepoll working for you? I think I'm still only halfway to a payout :o

    *Disclaimer: this is in no way a real mathematical solution, it's just lots of noughts in a row :)
    LBM Sep 2008 debt: £27,927.04
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  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
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    Halfway to second payout. I stay logged on all day and just refresh every hlaf an hour or so, this way I average about 50p a day... riches!

    Review posted, have rated about 40 other peoples, going to do some more later. So, only 5 more to go today!

    (Mathematically 1 rate would = 0.000000075% of my target, gosh thats depressing!) ... I can make it a bit more positive by saying 1 review + a standard 20 rates would = 0.00004% of my target.....
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  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
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    Oh thats depressed me now! A whole years Dooyooing at current levels would only make me 0.058% of my target!!!! That can't be right. Lol it isn't! It would make me 5.8% of the target, thats okay. And each review makes me 0.004% so each week I make 0.12% of my target through dooyoo, so a percent every 2 months or so...
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  • poddle911
    poddle911 Posts: 1,406 Forumite
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    Lol at you with your numbers head on! That's not bad actually getting 5.8% from Dooyoo :)
    LBM Sep 2008 debt: £27,927.04
    start weight: 140.2, week 2: 138
  • wendz86
    wendz86 Posts: 7,171 Forumite
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    Yeah that is a good chunk considering the total amount you are trying to get.
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